The benevolent banner. [volume] (North Topeka, Kan.) 1887-18??, 1887-06-18

On last thursday evening June
9th, Miss Julia G. Washington while
sitting at the supper table was quite
badly shocked by fash of lightning
which caused her to take her bed,
which she has occupied ever since.
We are glad to say however, that
she is better and we hope to see her
out again soon.
Mrs Jane Ford has been quite i'll
for three weeks.
Mr.. J. A. Moore left for Omaha
last Friday where he will spend the
next week or ten days visiting friends.
Mr.. John Wilmore has returned
from Wichita.
Miss Rosa Parks and Miss Mary
Brown Of Holton, Kan, are the
guests of Miss Laura Ford.
Y. s. Senator B. K. Bruce of
Miss, is the guest of his sister Mrs.
| J. F. Harris.
Miss Mary F. Richardson has
gone to the Sabbath school conven-
ton to represent the school of the
First Baptist church. We trust she
may have a nice time.
Ed. j. w. Crushshon, pastor.
CHURCHES.
Mt. Olive Baptist church. Rev. A.
3. H. Turner filled the stand at IL
o'clock, last Lords Day, using for his
text, "Behold what manner of love is
this" The Elder as usual, handled
bis subject ably. After service he
repaired to the Missouri river, fol-
lowed by vast multitude to witness
the baptism service which was per-
formed by Elders Sanford, Mcdonnell
and TODD. Covenant and Lords Sup
per at p. m; after which they all
went out rejoicing that it is good to
wait upon the Lord.
The black man who was a chattel
in 1860, is not only citizen to-day,
but fills the place Of teacher, barrister
and law-maker as well. The cOlored
man owns to-day more than five mil
lions of acres of lands; pays taxes on
twenty million of property, and has
built sixteen thousand school houses,
and produces million bales of cot
ton more than they did in the days
of slavery. The king of the demo-
cratic party, JEFF Davis of Mississippi,
recently uttered, draped in Rebel
mourning, sentence like this: Now
these scenes and incidents are passed
and they only live in the mind and
history. United you are and if the
union is ever to be broken, let the
Other side break it. The army of the
South will shine forever around the
camp fires and will shine to our chill
dren and children's children. The
truth we fought for snail not en-
courage you to ever fight again, but
keep your word in good or evil"
Now we would like to have the utter
ance of the democratic county and
city officiSls of Leavenworth county
and city, when negroes are taken
from their custody without the |
slightest resistance on the part of the |
officials and dragged to death on the
streets.
At the National Home, two miles |
south of Leaven worth city, 700 ve-
hicles passed through one gate aud |
200 at another.
The first monument raised III Chi |
cago TO perpetuate the heroic deeds |
of German-Americau soldiers, was
raised last Sunday.
RAILROADS.
The Leavenworth Northern and |
Southern commenced running pass
enger trains over the new road for |
the first time, June !st. One eau go |
from Leayenworth 10 AtchIson for |
95 cents without change of cars. and
wilder, II miles from Kansas City,
where you will have 10 change cars
for Kansas City over the main line Of
the 4. T. & ;. F. The depot for this
road l. located near sth and Shawnee |
street. The new Union depot at the
foot OF Cherokee and Main streets l.